Laraine Newman is a founding member of The Groundlings Theatre Company and an original cast member of Saturday Night Live. She's a contributing editor at OneForTheTable. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters.

Blog Entries by Laraine Newman

Down and Out of Beverly Hills

Posted December 17, 2009 | 06:34 PM (EST)


Its been a long time since I've contributed to The Huffington Post. For various reasons, but mostly because I've been involved with work and yelling at my kids to do their homework.
About two years ago, it dawned on my husband and me that we could no longer afford...

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If The Shoe Fits

Posted May 29, 2008 | 02:42 PM (EST)


I felt Keith Olberman's, uh, well, let's just say it, rant about Hilary Clinton the other day couldn't have framed more succinctly the odious behavior she's displayed and how far down she's sunk in her quest for the nomination.

I only know what I see on TV or hear on...

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Seder In Studio 8H

Posted April 17, 2008 | 05:29 PM (EST)


It probably never would have happened had it not been for the fact that we were trapped in Studio 8H for camera blocking for hours on end which was business as usual. A group of us were sitting around the Green Room, which was next to Lorne's office on the...

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Body Snatchers

Posted November 19, 2007 | 01:24 PM (EST)


I remember when Al Gore was running his campaign in 2000 and the constant complaint about Gore was that he was a stiff. It was clear to me at the time, he was a terrific choice. It was annoying to me that his personality was a consideration at all. Yes,...

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Revolution

Posted November 13, 2007 | 12:42 PM (EST)


Why bother, really? I've read pages and pages of well-argued, eloquent, reasonable assertions as to the merit and justice of the Writer's Guild struggle.

I sometimes wonder if the writers of these articles, including myself, think the fear of public opinion will sway the studios in any way. I've come...

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Contempt Prior To Investigation

Posted November 8, 2007 | 11:04 AM (EST)


Several years ago I read a commentary about the film The Aristocrats by Stephen Hunter of the Washington Post. Most actors and performers are aware that at the very least, people who don't do what we do have an unrealistic impression of our lifestyles, our outlooks and our...

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